The Nāgas are classified as the followers of Virūpākṣa (Pāli: Virūpakkha), one of several Four Heavenly Kings who guards the western route. They act as guards on Mount Sumeru, protecting the dēvas of Trāyastriṃśa from assaults by the asuras. The arrival of British colonial forces during the nineteenth century additional https://128.199.208.170/